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by Bob Branco For centuries, Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mocking Bird have been read by millions of children around the world. They are classic adventure novels which are designed to stimulate a child’s imagination. As far as I can remember, no one ever took issue with these books. They were thought of as…

by Daniel Bell If you’re one of our readers, we’re sure you already know quite a lot about renewable energy. Hopefully, you’re using it in your homes to power your appliances, your lights and anything else in the property. But do you know how it works? Well, let’s find out. Wind Energy If you have…

by James R. Campbell How many remember the way it once was. FM radio was, more or less, a free market, unhampered by corporate playlists and the restrictions they impose. Many FM stations were owned by colleges, their approach to music was simple. They would play the music nobody else touched. Most of the format…

John Pippin, Director of Academic Affairs at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), notified supporters via email that Morristown Medical Center (MMC) in New Jersey, has committed to stop using live dogs in their emergency medicine residency program. The center is said to have been using live dogs in their teaching program as demonstrating…

A follow-up to his 2014 documentary We Need to Talk About Sandy Hook, writer and director Peter Klein’s The Life of Adam (2015) scrutinizes the person, or character, called Adam Lanza – the alleged shooter in the Sandy Hook incident/story. Did Adam Lanza really exist? Is there any verifiable evidence to prove that such a…

by Daniel Bell So exactly how many Americans have tried drugs? And I’m not talking about cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription pills, here. I’m talking about, you know, drugs. The illegal ones, the ones we’re warned against on the daily. Surveys can’t seem to reach a consensus. It’s been estimated that anywhere between 30%-60% of Americans…

The world saw it and scientific studies proved it – but the media cartels hid it and toned down it s reporting to bare minimum on the deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti that was traced to UN peacekeeping armies’ camps. The United Nations did it, but of course won’t admit it. Yesterday, on wbur, we…

by Gordon Jeremiah Berry What is truth? One of life’s ultimate questions that has passed on for generations. Legal issues that often must be persistent is how to effectively go about in dealing with these many new forms of “expressions”. First and foremost is the immediate obstacle of the law itself. What is regularly referred…

by Bob Branco This topic does not apply to all animals, because guide dogs are allowed by law to accompany blind people outside the home, whether it’s transportation, eating at a restaurant, or being any other location. However, there has been a lot of discussion recently about other animals in restaurants. Some of it is…

by Daniel Bell Businesses are a hugely important part of society. They employ communities and contribute to the wealth and prosperity of the nation. We would like to believe that most employers take their responsibility to their people seriously. But there are some who aren’t as gracious in command as others. Here, we’ll look at…

by James R. Campbell Note for readers: This article was written shortly before Thanksgiving this year. It has become a spectacle that is repeated every year. The news covers countless stories of the madness of Black Friday, the shopping day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is the day when retailers can look forward to a profit.…

by California Bluegrass Association Megan Lynch Chowning & Mary Sue Englund will present both a house concert and a fiddle workshop on December 10 at the home of Ralph & Helen Standiford, 2413 Pinon Rd, Rescue (El Dorado County). Registration for the workshop at 300 PM is $40; make your reservations with Maria at marianadauld@pacbell.net…

The all-too common vaccine failure story repeated itself in Pakistan yet again where two children reportedly got paralyzed with polio in Sindh province of the country. How a popular paper reported the news is worth watching. On November 23, The News, which is one of the leading English dailies in Pakistan, published the story titled…

by Bob Branco For two years, I had to listen to nonsense about deflated footballs. Supposedly, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady allegedly arranged for several footballs to be deflated during a play-off game in order to suit his needs. After two years of legal procedures, Brady was suspended by the National Football League for…

by Gordon Jeremiah Berry Online petitions are quickly becoming very popular, such petitions sometimes can be referred to as e-petitions, or cyber-petitions. Online activism and social networking make it very easy for people to get involved that would normally feel they did not have a real voice. Yet several questions often arise on just how…

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